Company Description:
We are creating the future of brain-computer interfaces: building devices now that have the potential to help people with paralysis regain mobility and independence and invent new technologies that could expand our abilities, our community, and our world.
Team Description:
The Surgery Team is responsible for making sure Neuralink’s various implanted devices get installed safely and efficiently. This means our job as a team is not limited just to the insertion of the implant’s electrodes but instead to owning the full surgery experience of a potential Neuralink customer in a way that scales. The team works towards our mission of safely installing our implant through in-depth preclinical studies by conducting surgeries and diving into data analysis.
Job Description and Responsibilities:
As a Part-Time Operating Room Nurse, you will be the subject matter expert and product specialist responsible for surgical case coverage in the Operating Room during implantation of the implant. We are looking for coverage 2 days out of the week Monday-Friday. Please note that shifts are not guaranteed and will be contingent upon the availability of surgical procedures. Responsibilities will include:
- Participating in all preclinical animal studies at Neuralink
- Ensuring the surgical team follows strict aseptic techniques and guidelines, as needed
- Anticipating the needs of the team members with respect to the requirements of a particular surgical procedure by reviewing surgery protocol preop and utilizing basic Operating Room role functionality
- Overseeing, enforcing, and implementing safety procedures and protocol required in an OR environment
- Collecting and compiling relevant surgical data for engineering and preclinical analytical review
- Potentially collaborating with surgeons and hospital staff supporting case coverage for clinical trials
- Maintaining surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies
- Completing end-of-day procedures, including restocking Operating Room as needed, cleaning instruments, and picking case carts
- Providing feedback to design engineers at design-review level to ensure end-user feedback is captured
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing
- 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse
- 1 year of experience working in an operating room
Preferred Qualifications:
- Neurosurgery experience
Pay Transparency:
Based on Texas law, the following details are for Texas individuals only:
What We Offer:
- An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields
- Growth potential; we rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
- Paid holidays
- Commuter benefits
- Meals provided
- Equity + 401(k) plan *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
- Parental leave *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
- Flexible time off *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
Multiple studies have found that a higher percentage of women and BIPOC candidates won't apply if they don't meet every listed qualification. Neuralink values candidates of all backgrounds. If you find yourself excited by our mission but you don't check every box in the description, we encourage you to apply anyway!
Neuralink provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, training and social, and recreational programs. All such employment decisions will be made without unlawfully discriminating on any prohibited basis.
If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point in the interview process, please let us know. Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in those processes. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:
- Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
- Having interviews in an accessible location
- Being accompanied by a service dog
- Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview
